Page 39 of Broken Alpha (Unwanted #1)

Luke

“ S hould you be drinking coffee while pregnant?” I asked curiously, looking at Aidyn as I entered the kitchen. I saw him purring around a travel mug of coffee, taking a small sip of the liquid bliss.

The purring stopped, and Aidyn glared at me as he sat the mug on the counter, screwing the lid of the mug in place. Even though the bonding sickness had forced me to take the week off, I still offered to take Aidyn to school—after I had assured him several times that I was well enough to do so.

“If we don’t want me arrested for homicide, yes. This pup will come out with a caffeine addiction like it’s papa.”

I couldn’t help the large grin that spread across my face as we exited the door.

My phone beeped, and I realized I had forgotten to see who had called me so early this morning.

I found three missed calls from my mother and another from the dean of the university.

Curious, I played the voice message as we took the elevator to the parking garage and listened as the dean requested a meeting with me around two this afternoon and requested a video conference.

I knew my scent changed as I could feel my stomach drop based on the look Aidyn was giving me, but I gave him a fake smile and shook my head, rearranging my emotions and trying to rein in what little control over my pheromones I had so that I didn’t worry Aidyn.

It was clear this wouldn’t be good, but it could be dealt with later.

However, this did mean that I might not be able to pick him up after classes, depending on how long the meeting took.

“Can I take a rideshare here after class?” Aidyn asked, getting in the car. “I still don’t want to go home. Unless you want your space, I don’t want to impose.”

I could tell by his tone that he was curious, but he never pushed, fully trusting me to tell him when I was ready. Of course, this made me feel worse because we were in this situation because he trusted me at one point.

“Please, I want you here with me.” I reached into my pocket and pulled out one of my credit cards and handed it to him. He blinked at it before looking at me, head tilted. “Let me pay for the trip. It’ll make me feel better since I can’t pick you up.”

“Fine,” he grumbled adorably, putting my card in his wallet before shoving it into his backpack. “But I will take the long way around and really rack up those pennies. Would it be okay if I took you up on the offer to move in?”

“We could go get your things this evening or this weekend. Whichever works better for you. Or we can abandon everything and buy new stuff.”

“How dare you!” Aidyn mocked in anger. “I cannot abandon my books. Besides, there is a hoodie or two of yours at my apartment, and they need me.”

“I can always get more hoodies, Aidyn.”

“You should definitely get more hoodies. I need a new one every day of the week.”

I chuckled as I pulled into the parking lot and into my faculty parking spot out of habit. Aidyn sat in his seat, staring at the doors we usually walked through together, his scent taking on a slight smoky scent.

“I hate that you won’t be here. I hate that I can’t carry your scent with me in your absence.”

“I know,” I said, taking his hand and bringing it to my lips, kissing the back of his hand. “Only for a few hours, then I will drown you in my scent when you come home.”

“Mmm, promise?”

I leaned over the center console, grabbing him by the back of the neck to meet me as I crushed my lips against him, swallowing the sound of his surprised grunt.

He opened his mouth to me, and I explored his taste, deepening the kiss and threading my fingers into his hair to hold him in place.

When I pulled back, his pupils were blown, his breathing heavy as he eyed me, and his cheeks flushed pink.

I smirked at him and settled back into my seat, straightening my shirt as if nothing had happened.

“Have a good day in class, little fawn.”